Kitchen reminder



I Feb. 19, 1929. 1,702,873

w. H. KUPFER KITCHEN REMINDER Filed June 1928 i Q92 (P NTO H EN REMINDER,J

Patented Feb. 19,1929.

UNITED STATES;

- 1,702,873 PATENT, OFFICE.

I WILLIAM H. KUPFER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

'xITcHmr REMINDER.

Application fll-ed June '4,

' This invention relates to a kitchen reminder, which is particularlyadapted for convenient use in the home.

One of the main objects of this invention is to provide such a reminderwhich is readily constructed and is economical in manufacture, and whichis eflicient in use. A. further object is to provide areminder soarranged as to be conveniently operated, and wherein the movableindicating elements are safely retained and prevented from being droppedand lost from the reminder.

These objects and other objects and advantages are attained with thisinvention, as Wlll become apparent from the following disclosure, takenin connection with the accompany.- ing drawing, in which,

Fig. 1 is a face view of the reminder Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionalview of the reminder, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof, taken on line 33 ofFig. 1.

The drawing illustrates my invention in its preferred form, comprisingasupporting member or base 6, substantially in the form of a plate,which preferably has its edges 6 bent and smooth adapting it to be laidon a shelf or table, and which has a hole 7 therein for suspending itvertically.

A guide member 8 is provided for guiding the indicating elementsexplained below. It is preferably arranged tubular or semi-cylindricalin shape, and is mounted on the base 6, by the use of cleats ortongues'9 and slots 10. The member is also provided with main guidemeans, preferably in the form of a main stem, which is slidable inslots'11 and 12, and

has a head 15 at each end; thus making said elements readily movable insaid slots 11 and 12, and at the same time preventing. removal or lossof said elements from the guide member 8. The idle elements 14 arestored in the lower end 11 of slot 11 positioned at the lower 1928.Serial No. 282,697.

end of member 8, and as the reminder is suspended the idle elements willautomatically drop into said storage means 11' as soon as withdrawn fromthe branch means 12.

The guide member 8 is readily out out or stamped from a sheet ofsuitable material and bent into the desired shape, with the end lips 8bent up, as are indicated in the drawing, to provide the slots 11, 12and '11 for guiding and retaining the elements 14 therein; and saidmember is readily mounted on the base by means of said tongues 9; thusproviding an eflicient, inexpensive, and conveniently operable reminder.

What I claim asmy invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

' -1. A reminder comprising a base plate, a semi-cylindrical guidemember mounted on the front face thereof and being .provided witha mainguide slot extendingcentrally down its front and branch guideslotsextending from the main slot, indiciain the form of names for articlesprovided on the base plate, one adjacent each branch slot, andindlcatlng elements mounted to be moved in said slots but to preventremoval therefrom,

an element, being retained adjacent one of the names.

2. A reminder comprising a base, a semieylindrical guide member havingrear tongues to cleat it on the front of said base and being providedwith a main guide slot and with branch slots extending from the mainslot,

indicia in the form of names for articles prov1de' d on said base alongsaid branch slots, and 1nd1cat1ng elementsincluding each a stem slidablein said slots and having heads at its ends to prevent removal or lossfrom'said member. 1

A reminder comprising a base plate,

a semi-cylindrical guide member having tongues "on the rear edgesWhereby it is cleated on thefront face of said base plate and havingmain and branch slots provided centrally along its curved front portion,indicia to re'p resent articles, indicating means lncluding' each a stemmovable in saidslots and having means to prevent loss from said member,a stem being movable in a branch slot; for cooperation with saidindicia, and a portion at the lower part of said member provided with aslot for storing the idle indicating means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

" WILLIAM H. 'KUPFEB;

